Desktop AI companion · Concept 2026

Meet Sprout.
It notices your computer's mood.

Palm-sized, always awake, quietly paying attention.

20+expressions
6–10hbattery
±90°pan / ±25° tilt
230gon your desk
Sprout desktop AI companion, front view
CPU temp 57.2°C
Focus 25:00
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Core features

Small body. Busy mind.

Everything it does happens in the corner of your desk.

System awareness

Temperature, CPU load and battery.

Live sync

Focus companion

A 25-minute session with a breathing halo.

Pomodoro

Music in its body

The microphone picks up the beat.

Mic reactive

Weather & schedule

Temperature, rain chance, next event.

App synced

Gentle notifications

A soft chime instead of a banner.

DND aware

Make it yours

It learns your habits.

Adaptive

What it feels

Your machine's state, in one glance.

Thermal headroom, sustained load, and charge.

  • CalmUnder 60°C, load below 40%.
  • Warm60–75°C, dots turn amber.
  • StrugglingAbove 75°C, it warns you.

Expressions

Twenty faces. One very small screen.

Hand-animated frame by frame.

Joy You came back to your desk.

Tap the tiles to preview.

Five finishes

Pick the one that looks like you.

Sprout in the selected finish

Matte polycarbonate body.

Inside

A two-axis neck in a 101 mm ball.

One motor for pan, one for tilt.

Sprout teardown: gimbal, battery module and mainboard
  • Dual-axis gimbalPan ±90°, tilt ±25°.
  • Battery module6–10 hours per charge.
  • MainboardWi-Fi 2.4 G + Bluetooth 5.0.
  • Circular display2.1-inch round panel.

Specifications

The details, on the record.

Prototype figures.

Dimensions
≈ Ø101 × H63 mm
Weight
≈ 230 g
Display
2.1″ circular LCD
Motion
Pan ±90° · Tilt ±25°
Battery
6–10 h
Charging
USB-C, 5 V / 2 A
Connectivity
Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz · Bluetooth 5.0
Sensors
Microphone · ambient light · touch
Materials
Matte polycarbonate
Finishes
5 finishes
Companion app
iOS / Android / desktop
In the box
Sprout · USB-C cable · card

Need the full guide? Open the manual →

Ready for a desk that notices you?

Sprout ships in Q2 2026.

Concept prototype.